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Welcome to Thornhurst ...

Thornhurst is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Thornhurst is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thornhurst lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Thornhurst: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Thornhurst ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thornhurst.

  • Scranton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Dunmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
  • Kingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Forge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Plymouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dickson City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thornhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thornhurst.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thornhurst. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thornhurst.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thornhurst. See our Newspapers Page for Thornhurst.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornhurst ...

Looking for more information about Thornhurst? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Thornhurst, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thornhurst.

Adding Thornhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornhurst in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Thornhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thornhurst post office opened in 1892. The Thornhurst post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornhurst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thornhurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Thornhurst area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Thornhurst area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/